EP0307867A2 — Light-sensitive silver halide photographic materi…

Claim 1

Independent Claim 83 words

A light-sensitive silver halide photographic material comprising a support and, provided thereon, photographic component layers containing a gelatin and including a silver halide emulsion layer and a layer containing a dye, said dye having, as an aqueous solution, at least one maximum absorption wavelength (λ max ) in the range of from 400 nm to 850 nm, and the amount of gelatin present on the same side of said silver halide emulsion layer being within the range from 2.0 g/m² to 3.5 g/m².

Claim 2

Dependent Claim 83 words

A light-sensitive silver halide photographic material comprising a support and, provided thereon, photographic component layers containing a gelatin and including a silver halide emulsion layer and a layer containing a dye, said dye having, as an aqueous solution, at least one maximum absorption wavelength (λ max ) in the range of from 400 nm to 850 nm, and the amount of gelatin present on the same side of said silver halide emulsion layer being within the range from 2.0 g/m² to 3.5 g/m².

Claim 3

Dependent Claim 23 words

The light-sensitive silver halide photographic material of claim 1, wherein said silver halide emulsion layer is provided on both sides of said support.

Claim 4

Dependent Claim 38 words

The light-sensitive silver halide photographic material of claim 1, wherein said layer containing said dye is said silver halide emulsion layer or any other hydrophilic colloidal layer provided closer to said support than said silver halide emulsion layer.

Claim 5

Dependent Claim 27 words

The light-sensitive silver halide photographic material of claim 1, wherein said dye is present in said layer in an amount of from 0.2 mg/m² to 20 mg/m².

Claim 6

Dependent Claim 27 words

The light-sensitive silver halide photographic material of claim 4, wherein said dye is present in said layer in an amount of from 0.8 mg/m² to 15 mg/m².

Claim 7

Dependent Claim 36 words

The light-sensitive silver halide photographic material of claim 1, wherein said dye is a diffusible dye capable of eluting from the layer during development process. present in an amount of from 0.2 mg/m² to 20 mg/m².

Claim 8

Dependent Claim 17 words

The light-sensitive silver halide photographic material of claim 1, wherein said photographic component layer contains a mordant.

Claim 9

Dependent Claim 16 words

The light-sensitive silver halide photographic material of claim 1, wherein said support is a transparent support.

Claim 10

Dependent Claim 78 words

The light-sensitive silver halide photographic material of claim 1, wherein said dye is selected from the compound represented by general formula [I]; wherein R¹ and R² independently represent an alkyl group having 1 to 7 carbon atoms, a carboxyl group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, an alkylaminocarbonyl group, an amino group, an acylamino group, or a trifluoromethyl group; M represents a hydrogen atom, an alkalimetal atom or an ammonium group; and n is an integer of 0, 1 or 2.

Claim 11

Dependent Claim 161 words

The light-sensitive silver halide photographic material of claim 7, wherein said mordant is a polymer or a copolymer compound having therein a repeating unit represented by forllowing formula [M-I] , [M-II] or [M-III]; wherein Q is a group of atoms necessary to complete an imidazole ring nucleus together with the nitrogen atom of the formula; X is an acid group, an acid anion or a halide anion; and n is 0 or 1, wherein R¹, R² and R³ independently represent an alkyl qroup having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, which may have a substituent; L₁ is a - CONH - group or a - - 0 - group; L₂ is an alkylene group or an arylene group; p and q are respectively 0 or 1; and X is an acid group or a halide anion; wherein A represents a X is an acid group; l is an integer of 1 or 2; and m is an integer of 0 or 1.

Claim 12

Independent Claim 140 words

A method of processing a light-sensitive silver halide photographic material comprising a step of processing an imagewise exposed light-sensitive silver halide photographic material by the use of an automatic developing apparatus, wherein the total time of processing in said automatic developing machine is not less than 20 seconds and less 60 seconds, and said light-sensitive silver halide photographic material comprises a support and, provided thereon, at least one photographic component layer containing a gelatin and including a silver halide emulsion layer, said photographic component layer containing a dye of which at least one maximum absorption wavelength (λ max ) as an aqueous solution is in the range of from 400 nm to 850 nm, and the amount of gelatin present on the same side of said silver halide emulsion layer being within the range from 2.0 g/m² to 3.5 g/m².

Claim 13

Independent Claim 140 words

A method of processing a light-sensitive silver halide photographic material comprising a step of processing an imagewise exposed light-sensitive silver halide photographic material by the use of an automatic developing apparatus, wherein the total time of processing in said automatic developing machine is not less than 20 seconds and less 60 seconds, and said light-sensitive silver halide photographic material comprises a support and, provided thereon, at least one photographic component layer containing a gelatin and including a silver halide emulsion layer, said photographic component layer containing a dye of which at least one maximum absorption wavelength (λ max ) as an aqueous solution is in the range of from 400 nm to 850 nm, and the amount of gelatin present on the same side of said silver halide emulsion layer being within the range from 2.0 g/m² to 3.5 g/m².

Light-sensitive silver halide photographic material having superior sharpness and feasible for ultra-rapid processing

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